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Post by nubaumpalemoon on Nov 4, 2013 20:19:56 GMT -5
I made a few bookcases in Google Sketchup to populate a library. My plan is to clean these up and then make silicone molds and then cast them out of resin to create a large library. Wizard for scale. I made 2 regular units and also the corner piece as well. I made the shelves separately so I can have a unique look for each shelving unit and this will make painting much easier. I also made a smaller shelving unit seen on the right. My plan is to tackle some doors and chests as the next project. Hope you enjoy.
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Post by thefiend on Nov 4, 2013 20:22:55 GMT -5
Dude! These are awesome! It looks like the top comes off of the bookcases, right? How long did they take to print?
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Post by dm1scotty on Nov 5, 2013 2:02:31 GMT -5
What kinda cost is the printer as well as the printing materiel?
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Post by nubaumpalemoon on Nov 5, 2013 7:42:11 GMT -5
Dude! These are awesome! It looks like the top comes off of the bookcases, right? How long did they take to print? Thanks. Yes, the large bookcase is actually 6 parts. The cap and the 4 shelves come off and the rest of the body is one solid piece. I created all 6 pieces at one time and it took about an hour to print everything (1 bookcase that is).
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Post by nubaumpalemoon on Nov 5, 2013 7:50:55 GMT -5
What kinda cost is the printer as well as the printing materiel? Materials are very inexpensive. From what I have been reading you can get about 120 hours of build time out of a spool. A spool costs $40. Seeing as this build took about an hour, we can approximate that this used about 33 cents worth of material. Now, I must be realistic and also factor in wear and tear on the machine (price point below) when determining the cost of a build. While the materials are cheap, the printer is a little salty. The printer I purchased retails for $2,200. These will probably be like any other emerging technology where the prices will start falling dramatically in the future. My plan is to create masters and make molds of them to produce multiple copies/versions. If I would not have some other mold making ventures that I work on, I most likely would not have picked it up solely for dungeon eye candy but since I have it, I will certainly use it for that as well.
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Post by tauster on Nov 5, 2013 9:13:13 GMT -5
As thefiend said: Awesome!
I love the idea of making master moulds with this (instead of printing them all). That would be a nice combination of modern technology and 'traditional' cafting.
Now in a few years when 3D printers are more common, those files can be shared among a far larger number of roleplayers... I suddenly begin to see this as something with REAL potential - so far I had always thought of 3D printing as 'still too far in the future' but your bookcase is the first example I encountered that really gives me this 'WANTWANTWANT!' feeling. Always a sure sign that a major purchase is looming somewhere in the not-so-distant future.
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Post by dm1scotty on Nov 5, 2013 10:59:52 GMT -5
Yes thanks for sharing they are very cool.
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Post by thefiend on Nov 5, 2013 20:41:27 GMT -5
TechShopIf you have one near you, like I do, learning to use the printers to make the 3D models would be invaluable. Plus, at $175 for a single months membership, you could make as many models as you are able to in 30-31 days' worth of time. If you make a bunch, and then sold them off, one could easily make their membership money back and still have enough freshly printed models for themselves.
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Post by nubaumpalemoon on Nov 5, 2013 20:55:37 GMT -5
TechShopIf you have one near you, like I do, learning to use the printers to make the 3D models would be invaluable. Plus, at $175 for a single months membership, you could make as many models as you are able to in 30-31 days' worth of time. If you make a bunch, and then sold them off, one could easily make their membership money back and still have enough freshly printed models for themselves. The printers are pretty much fire and forget. The tricky thing is learning how to use a CAD program (as I mentioned above, I use Sketchup) to create your files to print.
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Post by warbringer on Nov 6, 2013 1:52:20 GMT -5
Love it! The scale of the books and tombs are outstanding IMO. I plan on buying a 3d printer my next paycheck. I'll be using it for more than just minis but a fair bit of use will be just that! Haha!
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Post by brokentoy on Nov 6, 2013 10:50:35 GMT -5
Very nice! There's a good 3d printing/DIY repository called thingiverse, you can share your models there. www.thingiverse.com
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Post by argiope on Nov 6, 2013 17:24:05 GMT -5
I was wondering if you could put a link up for the file to print the bookcase. We have a 3D printer at work and I might be able to get them to print me out some of these if I had your file. If not, no worries. It looks awesome BTW.
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Post by skunkape on Nov 6, 2013 19:56:22 GMT -5
I so want a 3d printer. Good looking bookshelves, I'm interested to see what they look like painted.
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Post by nubaumpalemoon on Nov 7, 2013 12:56:19 GMT -5
I was wondering if you could put a link up for the file to print the bookcase. We have a 3D printer at work and I might be able to get them to print me out some of these if I had your file. If not, no worries. It looks awesome BTW. My short term plan is to make some molds from the cleaned up masters and see if there is a market for them on EBAY. The wallet is still smarting a bit from the initial outlay for the printer and I would love to be able to sell a few on there to offset the cost. I mentioned in another thread that I am also working on some snap together door frames with interchangeable doors and I will look to do the same with them once completed.
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Post by nubaumpalemoon on Nov 7, 2013 12:57:12 GMT -5
I so want a 3d printer. Good looking bookshelves, I'm interested to see what they look like painted. Thanks. I am not the best painter but once I have a mold and some copies made, I will print some up and post here.
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